Oh deedle dee, three tots are we And we're as clever as can be. We live with Grandma Ida and our dear old Grandpa Ned And little Baby Mike (the brat) And don't forget the siamese cat And in the attic from Detroit is big, fat Uncle Fred.
Oh Grandpa wishes he were rich and Grandma just complains (the bitch) And Uncle Fred sits drunk and then Mike cries all night and day. The cat thinks that he owns the place He bites and scratches on the face It'd be so nice if they all went away, away Away deeday deeday deeday deeday deeday deeday.
(Chorus) The cat is dead, the cat is dead I went to pat him on the head He didn't purr, he didn't meow, he didn't blink or spit. He seemed to have a funny smile that made me laugh But all the while, the tail that used to flip and flap Got awful cold and stiff. We chopped him into little bits And seasoned him with apple piths And with some dust, we made a crust and put him in a pie. Into the oven he did slip, until the crust was nice and crisp. I'll love that little kitty till I die, I die I die dee di dee di dee di dee di dee di dee di.
The cat is dead, the cat is dead And Mikey too, and Uncle Fred Expiring oh so suddenly while sipping down some tea. The tea was hot, the tea was nice With strychnine and a little spice to Cover up the funny taste of our conspiracy. When Grandpa saw what we had done He went straight for his hunting gun But we were quick we stole the clip The rest is history. To make sure Grandma wouldn't flee We gave her a lobotomy And now's she's just as happy as can be, can be Can beedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle dee.